Existing law creates the Budget Division of the Office of Finance in the Office of the Governor. (NRS 223.400) Under existing law, the Budget Division has various duties and powers including, without limitation, the preparation of: (1) the executive budget report for the Governor's approval and submission to the Legislature; and (2) the proposed budget for the Executive Department of the State Government. (NRS 353.185) Under existing law, certain employees in the unclassified service are not entitled to compensation for overtime. (NRS 284.148) Section 1 of this bill provides that such an employee in the Budget Division is entitled to compensation for overtime performed when the employee is doing work relating to the preparation of the executive budget report or proposed budget during the period beginning on September 1 of an even-numbered year and ending on January 31 of the following year. Section 2 of this bill provides that the provisions of section 1 expire by limitation on June 30, 2025. Section 1.3 of this bill requires the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to: (1) conduct a study, or contract with a third party to conduct a study, to evaluate the pay of all classified and unclassified positions within the Executive Department of the State Government; and (2) submit a report of the findings of the study to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee. Section 1.7 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Human Resource Management for the costs of the study.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 284.148
Reprint 1: 284.148
As Enrolled: 284.148
BDR: 284.148